How Many People Are Named Gertie?
people named Gertie are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 313,276 people in the US has this name
Based on 8,532 babies named Gertie in Social Security records from 1880 to 2022, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
220 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Diminutive of GERTRUDE.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Gertie in the records were girls.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Gertie alive today is about 76 years old, and 91% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 70 and 86 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Gertie first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1918, to 220 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2022.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2022
π Rank History
Gertie has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #205, in 1882 and 1885.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #205 (1882 and 1885) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #418 in the 1910s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Gertie alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Gertie were born in Louisiana than in any other state: about 139 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Gertie was given 8.8 times as often in Louisiana, 4.7 times in Arkansas and 3.5 times in Tennessee.
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